Activity authorizing method for e.g. Internet protocol television environment, involves receiving request to exceed authorization limit, where request is presented to account administrator and authorization is notified to viewer

摘要

The method involves receiving an activity request from a viewer for an Internet protocol television (IPTV) activity. The request is checked against a filter for the viewer and the request is refused when the activity exceeds an authorization limit in the filter. A request is received to exceed the authorization limit, where the request is presented to an account administrator and authorization is notified to a viewer. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a computer readable medium comprising instructions for performing a method for authorizing an activity (2) a set of application program interfaces with an application program.